March 27, 1995 | Volume 82, Issue 12

T.J. WilliamsMARKHAM, ILL.T.J., a junior 145-pound wrestler at Mount Carmel High, beat Sean Lovelace of Lake Park High 17-6 to win his third state title. T.J. is 122-3 in his career. His brother...

Making a Rainbow

America³, the yacht with a hitherto all-female crew vying to be the America's Cup defender, has replaced its tactician with a man.

Brian WilliamsDenver Nugget forward, on how the fractious atmosphere surrounding his team could be improved: "We all need to join hands and sing 'Kumbaya.' "

Michael Jordan's return to the NBA was greeted like the Second Coming, even if his play at times was ragged

The Flyers are merely aiming for the playoffs but may be in the hunt for the Stanley Cup

Much as we strive to provide timely and incisive sports coverage in the pages of SI, some of our readers inevitably look to us for even more. Two new excursions into cyberspace are helping us meet...

A U.S. team of unpracticed collegians didn't have a ball on the diamond in Argentina

Afternoon Deelites barely beat Timber Country in the San Felipe, raising hopes of a Derby duel

When Buster Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson on Feb. 2, 1990, to become the heavyweight champion of the sport's three major organizations—the World Boxing Association (WBA), the World Boxing Council...

The victory had been safely tucked away in overtime by the last of Mater Dei High forward Schea Cotton's 29 points, and now Schea, a 6'5" sophomore, moved silently through a red sea of admirers in...

For U.S. skier AJ Kitt, finishing first in a World Cup downhill is not the same as winning it

Strawberry and Gooden have had more opportunities than anyone can imagine. How many second chances do they deserve?CHRIS BURCHETT, LOUISVILLE

Palmer's Pride

Arizona State senior Wendy Ward is learning how to walk the LPGA walk—even if she is still an amateur. Last week she needed something to do during spring break, so with a sponsor's exemption to...

By winning the Nestle Invitational, Loren Roberts proved his game, especially his putting, is shipshape

Anyone can win at anytime, insisted tour manager Fred Corcoran, but in Greensboro, Byron Nelson begged to differ